Let me first express my gratitude to the Permanent Representative of Sweden and the Deputy Permanent Representative of Chile for their insightful briefings and very good ideas.
The topic chosen by you, Mr. President, is very timely. The international community now faces serious threats posed by the…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on a successful presidency of the Security Council. It is my honour to be the first speaker to share observations about this month as a newly elected member. Japan welcomes today’s formal wrap-up session. We also welcome your initiative, Sir, to hol…
We warmly welcome you, Sir, to the Security Council. We are very pleased to be serving on the Council alongside Uruguay.
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In order to save time, I will state my salient points and distribute my full text to the Council. Let me start by looking at the overall situation in the Midd…
At the outset, I wish to welcome His Excellency Mr. José Luis Cancela, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uruguay.
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My gratitude also goes to the Deputy Secretary- General, the Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the representative of OXFAM…
As this is my first opportunity to address the Security Council in an open meeting, I would like to underscore that Japan is prepared to work with you, Mr. President, and all the members of the Council to achieve international peace and security. I would also like to congratulate you, Sir, on your a…
Three years ago in Tokyo, we all agreed to achieve Afghanistan’s self-reliance. In the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework, the principle of mutual accountability between Afghanistan and the international community was agreed. While Japan appreciates the progress made in various areas of priority,…
I would like to begin by expressing my sincere appreciation for your leadership, Madam, in convening the meeting on this year’s Human Rights Day. I also thank the Security
Council for its decision to take up the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for the second time. The decisio…
Allow me to begin by expressing my gratitude to the President for convening this important debate on the situation in Afghanistan. I would also like to extend my sincere appreciation to Ambassador Harald Braun of Germany and his colleagues for effectively guiding the consultations on draft resolutio…
I would like to start by thanking President Ronny Abraham of the International Court of Justice for his leadership and the comprehensive report (A/70/4) on the work of the Court. I am also grateful to the Netherlands for hosting a side event on the Court with the presence of His Majesty King Willem-…
I would 1ike to start by thanking the President for his initiative on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly. Both in his acceptance statement (see A/69/PV.94) and in his statement at the opening of the seventieth session of the Assembly (see A/70/PV.1), he emphasized the importance …
I would first like to thank all the Members of the United Nations for the great support they have given us in enabling us to serve on the Security Council. I am also grateful for the congratulations we have received today. It will be a great honour and pleasure to work with everyone on the Security …
I would like to begin by expressing my sincere appreciation for the President’s leadership in convening today’s timely meeting. I would also like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his report (A/70/357) and his briefing today. My gratitude also goes to Mr. José Ramos-Horta, Chair of the High…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this important debate on Afghanistan. I also thank Mr. Haysom and Mr. Fedotov for their briefings. I take this opportunity also to pay tribute to my long-time friend, Ambassador Zahir Tanin of Afghanistan, who is leaving us very soon, for his g…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Four (G-4) countries: Brazil, Germany, India and Japan. We are very satisfied to be here to witness the adoption of the important landmark decision 69/560, on the reform of the Security Council.
This is not another business-as-us…
I thank you very much, Madam President, for convening this open debate. I listened to your statement with great interest. I also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
The international community today sees regional organizations playing significant roles in ensuring international peace and …
At the Security Council’s Arria formula meeting on climate change last month, many countries, including Japan, pointed out that climate change can act as a threat multiplier to natural disasters and other phenomena, especially for small island developing States (SIDS). For example, the rise in sea l…
I wish to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing.
I would like to begin my statement by welcoming the conclusion of the final agreement of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear issue last week, as well as its endorsement through the adoption of resolution 2231 (2015) t…
I thank you, Madam, for convening this meeting. I am very happy to see you presiding over the General Assembly this morning. I would also like to express our thanks for the support we received from the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Sam Kutesa, during the process of holding the United Nation…
I thank the President for convening today’s meeting. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing on the situation in Nepal. And I would also like to express my gratitude
to Spain for taking the initiative, together with Nepal, to introduce the resolution just adopted (resolution 69…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for having convened this special solemn meeting of the General Assembly.
Since this year marks the seventieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, which resulted in great sacrifices by mankind, I would like to pay most sincere tribute to all th…
